House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says there was a connection between the House learning of the whistleblower’s complaint and the release of military aid to Ukraine just days later. Source
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CBS News Battleground Tracker: Buttigieg rises in Iowa, New Hampshire
In the latest CBS News Battleground Tracker poll, electability remains a key test; one in five Democrats would consider Mike Bloomberg Source
A driving force in women’s golf
At the Clearview Golf Course in East Canton, Ohio – the first golf course in the U.S. designed, built, owned and operated by an African-American – women are taking part in Clearview Hope, the first golf program for female military veterans in America. It was begun by Renee Powell, the second African-American to play on the LPGA Tour. She and her brother, groundskeeper Larry Powell, talked with CBS News special correspondent James Brown about how her family did not let roadblocks stand in the way of their love for the sport, and how she uses the game to teach and heal service members who’ve sacrificed so much for our country. Source
Tom Brokaw: Yesterday, “Today” and tomorrow
For five decades journalist and storyteller Tom Brokaw served as a pillar of NBC News, reporting from such hotspots as Tiananmen Square and the Berlin Wall. His 1998 book, “The Greatest Generation,” became a bestselling testimonial to the men and women who selflessly fought, and won, World War II. Then, six years ago he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. Brokaw talks about his fight to overcome bone marrow cancer with “Sunday Morning” host Jane Pauley, his former colleague from the “Today” show. Source
Reince Priebus says “A Warning” by Anonymous is “out-of-touch”
A new book from an anonymous author, described only as “a senior Trump administration official,” tells of a White House in chaos led by a president characterized as a “bully” who abuses power and “lacks presidential judgment and a basic understanding of government.” In an interview with chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett, former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus rejects the book’s claims, and calls the unknown author a “coward.” Source
Calendar: Week of November 18
From the departure of giant panda Bei Bei for China to a celebration of “The Sopranos,” “Sunday Morning” takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead. Jane Pauley reports. Source
In conversation with John le Carré
John le Carré is 88 now, and 25 novels, 10 films and 6 TV adaptations later, he has new villains: The people trying to take Britain out of the European Union. The author talks with Mark Phillips about his latest novel of intrigue, “Agent Running in the Field,” which examines how the British public is being “bamboozled by people with private interests” in the push for Brexit. Source
Passage: The Jane Pauley Community Health Center
It happened this past Friday: a 10th anniversary celebration for an Indianapolis-area health center named for a graduate of local Warren Central High School. Today, the Jane Pauley Community Health Center operates 22 clinics in five counties, with nearly 94,000 patient visits last year. Source
“Mobituaries”: Thomas Paine, the forgotten founding father
Mo Rocca pulled out all the stops to honor the Revolutionary author whose pamphlets lit the fuse for American independence but whose passing in 1809 drew indifference and even scorn. To hear the “Mobituaries” podcast on the life and death of Thomas Paine, go to art19.com. Source
Master of intrigue John le Carré on his latest villain: Brexit
His new novel, “Angel Running in the Field,” examines how the British public, he says, is being “bamboozled by people with private interests,” and European allies are being turned into enemies Source